Quercus × crenata, commonly known as Spanish oak,[citation needed] is a tree in the family Fagaceae. It is a hybrid between the European trees Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) and cork oak (Quercus suber).[2] This hybrid has in the past often been called Quercus × hispanica, a name that properly refers to presumed hybrids between Portugese oak (Quercus faginea) and Quercus suber.[3]
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Quercus × crenata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Genus: | Quercus |
Subgenus: | Quercus subg. Quercus |
Section: | Quercus sect. Cerris |
Species: | Q. × crenata |
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Quercus × crenata | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Quercus × hispanica Lam. |
Hybridisation occurs naturally in southwestern Europe where both parent species occur.[4] The Lucombe oak cultivar (Q. × crenata 'Lucombeana') is frequently found in British collections. To be a true Lucombe oak, cultivars must be clones of the original hybrid arising in William Lucombe's Exeter nursery.[5] "Lucombeana' has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
A number of named cultivars are grown in gardens, parks, arboreta and botanical gardens.
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